Plectin is an intermediate filament (IF) binding protein of exceptionally large size. Its molecular structure, revealed by EM and predicted by its sequence, indicates an NH2-terminal globular domain, a long rodlike central domain, and a globular COOH-terminal domain containing six highly homologous repeat regions. To examine the role of the various domains in mediating plectin's interaction wit...

Gelsolin can sever actin filaments, nucleate actin filament assembly, and cap the fast-growing end of actin filaments. These functions are activated by Ca2+ and inhibited by polyphosphoinositides (PPI). We report here studies designed to delineate critical domains within gelsolin by deletional mutagenesis, using COS cells to secrete truncated plasma gelsolin after DNA transfection. Deletion of ...

in this paper, the chemical functionalization of carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (mwnt-cooh) by 1,2-phenylenediamine, have been investigated. mwnt-benzimidazole is obtained through mwnt-amide reaction with pocl3 after 72h, which is confirmed by ft-ir, sem, tga, and elemental analysis. these functionalizations have been chosen due to –nh2 and nhco active sites in mwnt-amide for future...

In this study, the thermal properties of operating fluid by replacing with better and lower water loss in a cross-flow cooling tower (CFWCT) investigated. For purpose, MWCNTs/H2O, MWCNTs-COOH/H2O, MWCNTs-OH/H2O nanofluids were used instead water, results compared. The visual method dynamic light scattering (DLS) to guarantee stability determine size distribution nanoparticles nanofluid. influen...

This work evaluated the effect of multiwalled carboxyl carbon nanotube (CNT-COOH), upon cement mortar. In order to obtain a homogeneous suspension, CNT-COOH was dispersed in distilled water, and it then underwent an ultrasonication treatment. Samples mortar were prepared with varying additions this suspension at 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.10% by weight cement. These samples tested compression for chloride...

In this project, a three-component functionalization of carboxylated shortend multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT-COOH) by Histidine derivative via amidation method have been investigated. The functionalized MWNTs were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, elemental analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). 

Introduction: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have shown enormous potential in neuroscience. Nerve growth factor (NGF)-CNTs complex promotes the neuronal growth, however, the underlying mechanism(s) have remained elusive. Based on the interplay between NGF and the endocannabinoid system, involvement of the neuroprotective endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG), was investigated in the mechanis...